This study investigates the effect of public health expenditure and the ever‐depreciating
exchange rate on household health expenditure while controlling for gross domestic product …

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os gastos catastróficos em saúde (GCS) e sua
associação com condições socioeconômicas nos anos de 2009, 2011 e 2013 em Minas …

Pakistan being a lower-middle-income country, is always being able to allocate less than or
around 2% of GDP to health due to which Out-of-Pocket payments have a very large share …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of catastrophic household
health expenditure in Nigeria, with particular focus on Out-of-Pocket (OOP) health …

Background: Public health insurance schemes can offer households financial protection
against health care costs and help to resolve inequality in health care provision. The current …

Catastrophic health expenditure is one of the challenges Indonesia faces in achieving
Universal Health Coverage. Aside from being a financial disaster, the incident caused by out …

Ethiopia is an underfinanced country when compared to the Sub‐Saharan average. Direct
payment has a high account in Ethiopia and inhibits access to health services for the poor …

Since the launch of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCOGS) in 2015, significant
attention and interest have been invested in breaking down the barriers that prevent …

Background Catastrophic health expenditures are direct healthcare expenses that exceed
10% or 25% of total household income. The present study aims to measure the proportion of …

Introduction Patient satisfaction plays a critical role in healthcare service delivery. Despite
growing studies, patient satisfaction levels are still widely under-reported in Nigeria. This …